Example sentences of "went [adv] for two " in BNC.
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| 1 | So popular was this concert that there was no admission charge , only a collection , as it went on for two evenings , but strangely enough , David did n't offer to take part , although George Underwood did and he had a very popular group called George and the Dragons at the time . |
| 2 | The effects of reducing sleep on sleep patterns have been studied in a number of relatively short experiments , and one which went on for two years . |
| 3 | So it went on for two long hours during which the thousands present learned nothing about Fascism except the bravery and pertinacity of its young adherents in dealing with this very perilous situation . " |
| 4 | This went on for two weeks . |
| 5 | And that went on for two or three weeks you know , and I said to the the station master at when he came across on his once a week visits he would come across . |
| 6 | Maybe if I was on Sandøya when winter came , when the sun went in for two or three months , when all the water froze , when ice covered the ground and fishing was a risky business of frozen fingers and ears , on water in which survival was measured in seconds , I would be less romantic about it . |
| 7 | Daphne recalls how , early on , ‘ I made the mistake of allowing one to become too fond of me and , when I went away for two weeks , she died of a broken heart . |
| 8 | No it was our summer holiday , I went off for two weeks , when I came back Paula was off for a month . |
| 9 | I experienced the medical practice side , I went out for two or three assignments to get a feel for it and it 's doable . |
| 10 | The hapless pair parked their hired van outside the LA offices of BMG , their US distributors , went upstairs for two minutes , came back down and found their gear , money , their original '60s clothing and instruments had been nicked . |